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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Interesting post.
In the real world you will never be able to fully align salary slots with lineup placement. So the key is to have your lower salary guys able to play higher in the lineup which allows for higher spending elsewhere.
You have to keep your 13/14 forwards, 7 D, and 2G at a combined total cost of 3.5 unless your 1G is making under 5 which allows you to allocate more to the 2G.
Definitely getting to a place where if you want to have 4 forwards making more than 6.5 and 2 defenceman in that range, you need to be carrying 5 skaters in that 800k price range. Getting to a point where there seem to be fewer guys in that 2-4 million range to fill those mid roster spots once the ELC is done.
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Maybe its just me but in regards to the G position it seems that more and more teams are getting away from the traditional G1/G2 model and morphing into way more a true tandem being the answer.
I think Carolina is a pretty decent example of this and how it can work (even after injuries forced a 3rd G into the rotation), though they are bit on the extreme side when it comes to actual cost. Not many places are going to be able to comfortably go into a season with 7 million in net among 3 different players. Nice luxury to have actually.
I dont know, the G position is the most important in the game, because if you dont get good tending, you have no chance. Yet it is the hardest to forecast and commit $$ to as guys have up and down seasons all the time...even the very best in the world.
Not sure where Im going with this but looking at the league, I do not think its out of whack to be spending 7-8 M a year in net and paying a couple above avg guys 4 M each might be the new norm in a year or 3.